Mary Shirtliffe teaches Basic Magical Defense and Practical Magical Exercise at Charmbridge Academy, and administers that part of the Standardized Practical Assessment of Wizarding kNowledge. She is also in charge of the Charmbridge Dueling Club.
She is also a reserve Witch-Colonel in the Regimental Officer Corps, and thus is in charge of Charmbridge's JROC company.
In September 2010, she and Groundskeeper Fletcher belatedly came to Quick's aid after a murder of crows attacked the ninth-grader on the Invisible Bridge.
Introduction[]
Shirtliffe wasn't as old as she'd first appeared, but her short, severe haircut and serious expression made her seem older. Her black leather jacket, jeans, and leather boots were incongruous at Charmbridge; she looked less like a witch than a biker. Alexandra noticed the teacher wore a pair of earrings set with blood-red stones.
Appearances[]
- Alexandra Quick and the Thorn Circle
- Alexandra Quick and the Lands Below
- Alexandra Quick and the Deathly Regiment
- Alexandra Quick and the Stars Above
- Alexandra Quick and the World Away
- Alexandra Quick and the Wizard War
| Charmbridge Academy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deans | Lilith Grimm (Dean) · Darren Ellis (vice-dean) · Hephzibah Price (6th grade) · Caelum Black (7th grade) · Cesar Cervantes (8th grade) · Caspar Calvert (9th grade) · Artemas Beville (10th Grade) · Rhea Orwell (11th Grade) | |||
| Teachers | William Hobbes (Transfiguration) · Glaucus Grue (Alchemy) · Alfred Newton (Charms) · Hilde Grinder (Wizarding World History) · Bethany Middle (Wizard Social Studies) · Wesley Adams (Basic Principles of Magic) · Mary Shirtliffe (Magical Defense; Magical Theory) · Hypatia Hart (Magical Theory) · Vernon Bludgeleg (Practical Magical Exercise) · Rosemarie Gambola (Practical Magical Exercise) · Professor Estrella (Astronomy & Astrology) · Ceresa Verde (Magibotany, Healing) · George Fledgefield (Animal Care and Magizoology; Magical Ecology) | |||
| Support staff | Alice Minder (librarian) · Heather Marmsley (secretary) · Tabitha Speaks (bus-driver) · Jean Murphy (Healer) · Benedict Journey† (custodian) · Allan Thiel (custodian) · Elizabeth Gale† (custodian) · Boudica Fletcher (custodian) | |||
| Elves | Bran· Poe · Em · Mubble · Tam-tam · Jimmy · Remy · Zipf | |||
| Clubs and Sports | Drama Club · Equestrian Club · Junior Regimental Officer Corps · Magic Band · Mors Mortis Society · ASPEW · Witch Rangers · Wizard Rangers · Dueling Club· Quidditch · Quodpot | |||
| Building, grounds and Equipment | Invisible Bridge · Charmbridge Academy Bus · The Glade · Charmbridge Woods · Charmbridge Veil cavern · Charmbridge Basements | |||
| Dorms | Pi Kappa Kappa Pi · Delta Delta Kappa Tau · Theta Zeta Kappa Tau | |||